What color is #604F72?

#604F72 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Your Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #604F72?

The RGB value is 96, 79, 114: 96 red, 79 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #604F72?

The complementary color is #61724F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #604F72?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#604F72 color

#604F72 rgb(96, 79, 114)

Shades of purple

The hex color #604F72 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 31% green and 44.7% blue (96, 79, 114).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 18% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Your Majesty (#61496E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.35:1).

#604F72 color codes

HEX	`#604F72`
RGB	`rgb(96, 79, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 31%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 18%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 31%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 31%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.54, 14.62, -17.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.54, 22.74, 310.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.657, 9.294, 17.149)`
Decimal	`6311794`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #604F72, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #604F72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#604F72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #604F72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #604f72; }
.text { color: #604f72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #604f72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 79 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #604f72, #714f72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #604F72?: #604F72 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Your Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #604F72?: The RGB value is 96, 79, 114: 96 red, 79 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #604F72?: The complementary color is #61724F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #604F72?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.